Nether garment



June 28, 1927. 1,533,510.

A. M. sen-lineman NETHER GARMENT Filed July 13, 1926- Patented June 28,192".

NEW YORK, N; Y., ASSIGNOB. T G. SPEBLING, 01' NEW YORK, N. Y.

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1,633,61t PATENT OFFICE.

NETHEB; GARMENT.

Application fled July 18, 1926. Serial No. 122,055.

This invention relates to nethergarments' and the method of making thesame, and has particularreference to an improved bifurcated garment ofpleasing appearance, which "will be comfortable and convenient in use.and which may be inexpensively manufactured.

Various further objects, featuresand advantages will more clearly appearfrom the detailed description given below taken in connection with theaccompanyin drawings which form a part of this speci cation.

in the drawings:

Figs. 1, 2 and 3, respebtively, are front, side and back'views of oneform of garment embodying the invention and showing the garment asapplied to the wearer;

Fig. i is an enlarged front view of the garment alone;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view showing details of certain features of theinvention;

Figs. 6 and 7 are developed views of the ieveral partscomprised inthegarmentof i .e

l ig.8 is a'develo'ped viwofone of the parts such as shown in Fig. 7 butillustrating a slightly modified construction of.

the part fshown.

Referring tothe drawings, the garment illustrated in Fig." 4 may comrise a pair of gores and 21, eachbf w ich may be cut from apattern'shaped substantially as indicated in Fig. 6. It will be notedthat the side edges 22 and 2301? this pattern are substantially straightand parallel, except that at 24. the upper corner of the piece is cut atan angle for a substantial distance.

down the back of the garment. Two corresponding edges 24 on the gores 20and 21.

may be stitched together to form a seam 25 (see Fig, 3) at the center.oflthe back of the garment. The gores 20 and 21 maybe cut withgenerally horizontal, upper and lower 26 and 27, respectively, and inthe finished garment these edges may be suitably' hemmed, if desired, toenclose elastic bands in the conventional manner. The correspondingedges 22 of the two gores 20 and 21 may be stitched together to form theseam 28 at the centeroiithe front ,oi' thegarment."

The crotch area of the garment may comprise a double pointed gussetmember 29 tapered to a point 302 at the. front-of the garment and havinga pointed area 31 of of the smaller tapered area .30.

A pairof ta ered gussets 32 and 33 have their larger ends securedrespectively to the side edgesof the middle of the crotch piece 29 andextend down the inside 1 portions of the garment, the leg ortions o thegores 20 and 21 being stitch thereto as indicated in the various figuresThe adjoining edges of the crotch piece 29 and the gussets 32 and 33respectively may be formed b cutting segmental portions from the sidesof the crotch piece and from the ends of the gussets 32 and 33 toprovide oppositely directed arcuate edges, as at 34 and 35 see Fig. 7These edges when stitched toget er render the garment substantiallyconformative to the wearer but devoid of sharp rotruding seams andbulgin areas. 'l'he gussets of the leg portions being separate parts outindependently or the crotch member 29, the Weave or'fabric pattern ofthese several parts may be readily made to run substantially inparallelism with the weave or. pattern of the fabric of the adjacenttrunk and leg portions. Therefore, according to this construction, acomfortable fitting garment is provided with no substantial or unsightlyinterruptions in the weave or pattern of'the cloth. The weave or fabricpattern of the trunk and leg portions may extend vertically in theconventional mannor as indicated by the areas of crossed linesrepresenting the thread of the fabric in the various figures. The weaveor fabric pat-,

panied by an improved appearance and fit of the garment, sincethe partsare joined either along straight lines or along lines forming continuousregular curves. The crotch piece 29 and the gussets 32 and 33 arepreferably ofi double thickness or b otherwise reinforced, and it willbe noted that these parts are coextensive with the area of greatestwear. a

In Fig. 8, a crotch piece 36 of a slightl modified form of constructionis illustrate In this form, the front and middle ortions of the pieceare made of double t ickness or are reinforced as farias a seam 37 butfrom this scam on up the back of the garsembled unit may be stitched inplace between the two gores as a separate operation, regwfging lessexperienced labor.

' ile'the invention has been described in detail with respect to certainparticular preferred andsatisfactor examples, it will be understood bythose s 'lled in the. art after understanding the invention that variouschanges and modifications may be made therein without departing 'fromthe spirit and scope of the invention :in its broader aspects, and itis, therefore, intended in- I the appended claims to cover all such chanes and modifications.

p at. is claimed as new and upon'which it is desired to secure LettersPateht of the United States is:

1-. Bloomers or pantalets having a crotch portion withra tapering endextending up the front and a tapering end extending up render thegarment substantially conformative to the wearer and devoid of sharpprotruding seams and bulging areas.

2. Bloomers or pantalets having a crotch piece with a portion extendingup the front and a .portion extending up the back, a pair of gussetshaving their upper ends secured.

respectively to the side edges or the middle of said crotch piece andextending down the inside le portions of the garment, the ad- .joining eges of said crotch piece and'gussets respectively being concave at thesides of i the crotch piece, and at the upper ends of the gussetstoprovide substantially arcuate edges which, where stitched together,render the garment substantiall conformative to the wearer and devoid 0sharp protruding seams and bulging areas.

p 3. Bloomers or the like garments having a crotch piece with its endsextending up the front and back of the garment, a pair of gussets havingtheir upper ends secured respectively to the side edges. of, the middleof said crotch piece and extending down the inside leg portions of thegarment, the side edges of said crotch piece where joined tosa'idgussets being concave to provide substantia'llyarc uate edges whichare stitched to the upper ends of the gusets whereby the garment issubstantially conformative to the wearer and devoid of :sharp protrudingseams and bulging portions at the crotch.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name-to this specification.

ALEXANDER M. SCHNEIDER.

